Sunday 31 October 2010

Machine quilting and inspiration Sunday

From Villis bridge, Warrill Creek
Another overcast Sunday ... perfect weather to finish Jen's quilt and post to the UK before winter is over. I started Jen's quilt when she was out to stay with us in August. Enough said.  So on one of the breaks I took this morning ...
Secret garden path
Midget and I went for a wander through the secret garden, ever changing throughout Spring and found some

Dripping with bees
 native bees that are so large they bend the flowers over, and often out of camera shot, when they land. Maybe 2-3 times the size of the "usual" bees. They are meant to be stingless but Midget refused to put it to the test. They drone incessantly during the daylight hours   ... and then the secret garden became Mr McGregor's ...

Little Peter  ... in Mr Willett's garden
 when we found this tiny creature hiding in the mulch. It is so small and still in the leaf litter  - obviously under instruction to stay that way - so we won't be telling Mr McGregor when he gets back this afternoon. Then it was ...

quilted at last ...
 back to the machine to finish the last bit of quilting - and if I'm really good it will have the binding completed and be on its way tomorrow.  Keep a look out for the postie, Jen.

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